Scared of dieing??

[Big Dave]

"I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, just like my grandfather - not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car" - The Onion.

[Finn]

I'm more afraid of meeting Sensei one day.

[MSTRS:Me]

I know it's been around awile but this sums things up properly....
Life is NOT a journey to the grave, with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body,
BUT rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming...........
"F***, what a trip!

[Motu]

I never gave it a thought until a few years ago,now like the others I am concerned for the family I will leave behind - I keep having little scenes playing where they are talking about me in the past tense...sobbering.But I don't worry when I'm on a bike,I'm in control of my destiny there....there are other situations out of my control that I worry about.

[Oakie]

Naw, then I get to be raised into heaven by the Lord Jesus Christ, where I'll finally be perfect, and able to serve him for all time

Question (and not asked in a disrespectful way) ... I wonder if they allow bikes in heaven? I mean, if it's such a great place, surely you don't have to walk everywhere?

[MSTRS:Me]

Question (and not asked in a disrespectful way) ... I wonder if they allow bikes in heaven? I mean, if it's such a great place, surely you don't have to walk everywhere?

Now THAT would be nice to know. And do the traffic cops all go to Hell, leaving the roads unfettered?

[Zed]

Naw, then I get to be raised into heaven by the Lord Jesus Christ, where I'll finally be perfect, and able to serve him for all time

Amen brother, what a blessed hope!

And as for there being bikes in Heaven...i'm pretty sure the Lord has a very strict control on exhaust emissions up there, so no! Won't need them anyway when you can fly like an angel!!

[imdying]

Won't need them anyway when you can fly like an angel!!

What he said

[Oakie]

Amen brother, what a blessed hope!

And as for there being bikes in Heaven...i'm pretty sure the Lord has a very strict control on exhaust emissions up there, so no! Won't need them anyway when you can fly like an angel!!

There won't be any exhaust emissions. Why? Surely in heaven they use Holy Spirit instead of motor spirit? (Don't mind me. I'm just a tolerant athiest)

[Wolf]

Don't know about others, but personally I'm not scared of dieing. If I was I wouldn't ride a bike. The main thing that worries me is a major injury accident. I'd rather be dead than maimed for life. Although I'm not scared of it, I'm definitely not in a hurry to get there either.

What about others??

Pretty much similar. Had a few close calls with death and was totally calm, thought "This is it" and then (obviously) it wasn't. I've remained clearheaded, done what I've had to to get out alive if there was anything I could do (sometimes you just have to hope that the cockhead behind the wheel pulls something out of a hat and saves everyone from his own stupidity).

Injured my lower back for the first time and the thought raced through my mind that I might be maimed for life - most scared I've ever been in my life: crying, panicky hyped up brain activity (fret mode) and cold sweat!

Have also had near-accidents where I've been terrified that I might survive the accident - bad enough to fuck me up big time but not bad enough to mercifully kill me...

Not in a hurry to die - I have a lot of things I want to do ere I pass and I have three lovely kids I want to see well into adulthood - and I will do whatever is in my power to keep myself alive but I do not fear death. That is probably what will save my life most of all, I'm not likely to be panicked into doing something stupid in a life-or-death situation.

[pritch]

I'm more afraid of meeting Sensei one day.

That's probably the most sensible comment I've seen you write :-)

I guess Sensei would go about 6'2'' or 6'3'' and 100kg
Hair red, belt black.

Your worries are not entirely without foundation.

[Lou Girardin]

Ask the question when you're actually facing death. Till then, talk is cheap.

[Badcat]

Ask the question when you're actually facing death. Till then, talk is cheap.

good point Lou.
i agree.

k

[imdying]

That's not necessarily a fear of dying Dynamtus50, but a fear of someone killing you. Subtley different imho.

[tracyprier]

Don't see the point in worrying about it. Life is to be lived, not fretted over.

The closest call (and I suppose you'd say brush with death) I've had was in 2004 riding an Enfield Bullet through the streets of Chennai (India) with some mates from the local Enfield club. Was jinking around a cow and ended up right in front of a big dirty green bus that had moved erratically (something they ALL do).

Only a quick flick of the bike saved me from headbutting the bus. Remember thinking, "Fuck me, that was close" but just carried on riding.

I had often wondered how I would react in that sort of situation; quick life-saving action or terror-induced frozen rictus resulting in me being dead... it was nice to find out I'm the moving-quickly type.